The
M4A3E8, the E8 stands for experimental version 8. The American soldiers in
1945 called it easy eight.

Easily
conical turret with a strongly protruding tail

One-part
commander's hatch with periscope
wreath;

Arming
76 mm L 55 main gun

Welded
rolled steel hull with an reinforced 47° front slope

Improvements
inside: double mantled ammunition containers filled with a liquid to cool
down penetrating shrapnel pieces. Undercarriage with Horizontal Volute
Spring Suspension. This permitted to use a 58 cm width track which produce,
despite the weight of 35 t, less ground pressure then the predecessor
model. The greatest problem at all battle tanks of the Sherman, production
series was the maneuverability. With a turning circle of 19 – 21 m the
tank seemed to be clumsy on European roads of the 1940s. The fact is
remarkable that all battle tanks of the Sherman- and Stuart-production
series had elevation stabilized weapons.